It was my day 3 of travel into Delhi. I was on way back from Uttarakhand and landed at old Delhi Railway station in morning. My flight to Bangalore was at 9 PM so I had full day at my disposal. I planned to visit Purana Quila, Kotla Feruz Shah, Khooni Darwaza and Jantar Mantar today. […]
Kotla (Fort) Firuz Shah- Day 3 at Delhi
Kotla Firuz Shah is designated in history as Delhi’s fifth City. After seeing Purana Quila I came out and visited Khair-ul- Manazil Mosque (by Akbar) and Sher Shah gate in front of Purana Quila (Actully these two were part of Purana Quila).; I asked the auto to head to Kotla Firuz Shah (3 kilometers away) which is a 200 years […]
Khooni Darwaza(Red Gate) – Day 3 at Delhi
You can see this gate while you visit Kotla Feruz Shah fort. This is really a UNIQUE gate with which many interesting, horrifying and tragic stories are associated. You ask any auto walas they may not know Kotla Feroz Shah Fort but they know khooni darwaza for sure.
Qutb Complex- – Day 2 at Delhi
Qutb Complex is the best monument to understand few first muslim rulers and involution of architecture and art from stone to brick work, usage of Hindu art to splendid arabic and persian art of inscriptions from late 12th century to mid 14th century. This is unique architectural heritage conglomeration of contribution by Pritvi Raj Chauhan, Tomar Anangpal, […]
Humayun’s Tomb – Day 2 in Delhi
This is a marvel piece of Mughul (persion architects) architecture from where the double dome arch started and building tombs with mature garden around. Taj mahal and Red fort are some examples which followed later. Almost all The tombs inside are unnamed and it seems addition in tomb buildings are done by local chiefs and clergy also.
